All 16 countries with the largest Positive Peace deficits in 2009 saw internal peace deteriorate by 2024. Here are the 26 countries with a deficit in 2024.

The clean energy shift has made critical minerals strategic assets. The DRC's cobalt wealth now collides with weak governance and foreign competition, deepening existing conflict.

Falling productivity, social fragmentation and eroding government trust are straining Western democracies. IEP's new Positive Peace report offers a blueprint for renewal.

In a world that was not so long ago plagued by the strife of a global pandemic which had many fearing the possibility of never travelling again, we must look at the re-emergence of travel and tourism.

The United States Peace Index (USPI) provides a comprehensive measure of US peacefulness dating back to 1991. It also provides an analysis of the socio-economic measures that are associated with peace ...

2024 has undergone an immense political change, incumbent governments and parties around the world being defeated in elections. These changes in political leadership have been ongoing amongst a ...

A new report from IEP reveals middle power influence - led by the UAE, Türkiye and Indonesia – is rising, as superpower reach has plateaued. A new report from IEP reveals middle power influence - led ...

Positive Peace can be described as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. The Positive Peace Index (PPI) measures the level of societal resilience of ...

Mexico has long struggled with organised crime, a complex issue that undermines the stability of its regions and communities. Despite efforts to curb the power of criminal organisations, the problem ...

Gender-based violence is a multifaceted phenomenon in Mexico, representing one of the key challenges to building sustainable peace in the country. The two violent crime sub-indicators of the Mexico ...

The Sahel region faces many converging and complex social, economic, political and security challenges. These are likely to continue to undermine the development of the conditions necessary for ...